Senior Fellow Lawrence McQuillan, author of California Dreaming is interviewed on the nationally syndicated Bill Martinez radio show. McQuillan's book outlines a plan to switch public pensions to a 401(k) style plan. This way, public pensions won't threaten to bankrupt cities, counties, and states when they become underfunded.

Senior Fellow Lawrence McQuillan, author of California Dreaming is interviewed by Michael Krasny on KQED radios Forum program. McQuillan tells of his plan to resolve the pension crisis in California and other states by switching from the current system to a 401(k) style of retirement plan, as most private sector companies use. This way, McQuillan argues, the public employee retirement system would be portable and transparent while remaining solvent.

Senior Fellow Lawrence McQuillan, author of "California Dreaming" appears on KVSF radio in Santa Fe, New Mexico. McQuillan explains how cities and states in the US are in danger of bankruptcies due to underfunding public pension funds. A reduction in services is the result in communities across the country because money is being devoured by pension systems, according to McQuillan.

Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan, author of California Dreaming appears on KLZ radio in Denver, CO. Lawrence talks about the public-pension crisis and how states and cities can change their pension contributions to avoid bankruptcy while honoring commitments to employees.

Senior Vice President Mary Theroux is interviewed on radio station KOGO in San Diego to talk about the latest on California's Maximum Family Grant rule for families on welfare. She discusses the underlying reasons why children are born into poverty and the difficulty of breaking the cycle of poverty.

Independent Institute Senior Vice President Mary L. G. Theroux was a guest on KPCC radio to discuss California's effort to repeal the "maximum family grant" rule for welfare recipients with children. Families that have more children while on welfare do not receive an increase in their grant. This could be reversed by a new law proposed by Calif. State Senator Holly Mitchell, who was also a guest on the show.